RECON: TNO occultation with 307261

Event between (307261) 02MS4 and star GA0820:15933524 with event index number of 2184334

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/10/30 02:47:01 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:55:16.9 -06:15:07
Equinox of date position of star is 18:56:30.3 -06:13:17
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 22 degrees from the moon. Moon is 26% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.4

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TNO is 46.3 AU from the Sun and 46.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 194 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2176 km.
The sky-plane scale is 33846.5 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=3.6
Diameter=1066.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 65.4 sec chord
Diameter=435.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 26.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 307261, (2022/10/30 02:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:48.6 -26:28:50  0.9 40.15  28
Nunki          18:56:40.7 -26:15:59  2.0 20.04   4
Eta Sct        18:58:17.0 -05:48:54  4.8  0.60  22
PPM 202291     18:55:41.3 -05:55:39  7.8  0.36  22
PPM 202309     18:56:31.8 -06:07:01  9.5  0.10  22
307261         18:56:30.4 -06:13:17 16.7        22
Positions are for equinox of date

This table contains the target star visibility for the RECON network. The observing range has been set to a maximum of 4.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 14.5 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 02:48:06 -29.2 Dark Down 17.5 233.8 Really Low 02:33:06 - 03:03:06 7715
Kamloops 02:47:29 -20.4 Dark Up 25.1 220.3 Low 02:32:29 - 03:02:29 7486
Kelowna 02:47:35 -21.1 Dark Up 25.4 221.5 Low 02:32:35 - 03:02:35 7465
Peachland 02:47:34 -20.9 Dark Up 25.6 221.2 Low 02:32:34 - 03:02:34 7455
Summerland 02:47:36 -21.0 Dark Up 25.6 221.4 Low 02:32:36 - 03:02:36 7450
Penticton 02:47:36 -21.0 Dark Up 25.6 221.5 Low 02:32:36 - 03:02:36 7449
Oliver 02:47:36 -21.1 Dark Up 25.9 221.6 Low 02:32:36 - 03:02:36 7433
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 02:47:39 -21.2 Dark Up 25.9 221.9 Low 02:32:39 - 03:02:39 7429
Tonasket 02:47:39 -21.2 Dark Up 26.2 221.9 Low 02:32:39 - 03:02:39 7414
Okanogan 02:47:41 -21.1 Dark Up 26.5 221.9 Low 02:32:41 - 03:02:41 7396
Brewster 02:47:41 -21.0 Dark Up 26.8 221.8 Low 02:32:41 - 03:02:41 7380
Manson/Chelan 02:47:40 -20.7 Dark Up 27.1 221.5 Low 02:32:40 - 03:02:40 7365
Victoria 02:47:27 -18.5 Dark Up 28.1 217.9 Low 02:32:27 - 03:02:27 7342
Wenatchee 02:47:42 -20.6 Dark Up 27.6 221.5 Low 02:32:42 - 03:02:42 7340
Ellensburg 02:47:43 -20.5 Dark Up 28.0 221.4 Low 02:32:43 - 03:02:43 7317
Yakima 02:47:45 -20.5 Dark Up 28.3 221.5 Low 02:32:45 - 03:02:45 7297
PNWRO 02:47:52 -21.7 Dark Up 27.9 223.4 Low 02:32:52 - 03:02:52 7294
Toppenish/White Swan 02:47:45 -20.6 Dark Up 28.4 221.8 Low 02:32:45 - 03:02:45 7288
Goldendale 02:47:46 -20.4 Dark Up 29.0 221.5 Low 02:32:46 - 03:02:46 7254
The Dalles 02:47:46 -20.1 Dark Up 29.3 221.3 Low 02:32:46 - 03:02:46 7236
Maupin 02:47:47 -20.2 Dark Up 29.6 221.5 Low 02:32:47 - 03:02:47 7217
Dunrhomin 02:49:03 -32.5 Dark Up 23.6 238.3 Low 02:34:03 - 03:04:03 7177
Sisters 02:47:49 -19.8 Dark Up 30.5 221.4 Up 02:32:49 - 03:02:49 7162
CU-SBO 02:49:04 -32.5 Dark Up 23.8 238.3 Low 02:34:04 - 03:04:04 7162
Bend 02:47:52 -20.0 Dark Up 30.5 221.7 Up 02:32:52 - 03:02:52 7154
Oregon Observatory 02:47:51 -19.9 Dark Up 30.7 221.7 Up 02:32:51 - 03:02:51 7143
North Lake 02:47:56 -20.4 Dark Up 30.9 222.5 Up 02:32:56 - 03:02:56 7118
Lakeview 02:48:02 -20.8 Dark Up 31.4 223.5 Up 02:33:02 - 03:03:02 7069
Chiloquin 02:47:52 -19.6 Dark Up 31.9 221.8 Up 02:32:52 - 03:02:52 7063
Klamath Falls 02:47:57 -19.7 Dark Up 32.1 222.0 Up 02:32:57 - 03:02:57 7045
Cedarville 02:48:06 -20.9 Dark Up 31.8 224.0 Up 02:33:06 - 03:03:06 7034
Fall River/Burney 02:48:02 -20.0 Dark Up 32.8 222.9 Up 02:33:02 - 03:03:02 6984
Susanville 02:48:08 -20.6 Dark Up 32.8 224.0 Up 02:33:08 - 03:03:08 6961
Gimple 02:48:07 -20.4 Dark Up 33.1 223.9 Up 02:33:07 - 03:03:07 6940
Greenville 02:48:08 -20.3 Dark Up 33.2 223.8 Up 02:33:08 - 03:03:08 6939
Portola 02:48:10 -20.7 Dark Up 33.1 224.5 Up 02:33:10 - 03:03:10 6928
Quincy 02:48:06 -20.3 Dark Up 33.3 223.9 Up 02:33:06 - 03:03:06 6927
Reno 02:48:14 -21.2 Dark Up 33.0 225.3 Up 02:33:14 - 03:03:14 6924
Carson City 02:48:16 -21.2 Dark Up 33.2 225.5 Up 02:33:16 - 03:03:16 6903
Yerington 02:48:19 -21.7 Dark Up 33.0 226.2 Up 02:33:19 - 03:03:19 6902
Gardnerville 02:48:16 -21.3 Dark Up 33.4 225.6 Up 02:33:16 - 03:03:16 6888
Hawthorne 02:48:22 -22.1 Dark Up 33.0 226.9 Up 02:33:22 - 03:03:22 6883
Tonopah 02:48:31 -23.3 Dark Up 32.5 228.5 Up 02:33:31 - 03:03:31 6879
Lee Vining 02:48:21 -21.8 Dark Up 33.7 226.7 Up 02:33:21 - 03:03:21 6840
Bishop 02:48:29 -22.4 Dark Up 33.6 227.7 Up 02:33:29 - 03:03:29 6814
Beatty 02:48:38 -23.7 Dark Up 32.9 229.6 Up 02:33:38 - 03:03:38 6813
Indian Springs 02:48:42 -24.6 Dark Up 32.5 230.7 Up 02:33:42 - 03:03:42 6811
Henderson 02:48:47 -25.2 Dark Up 32.4 231.7 Up 02:33:47 - 03:03:47 6787
Patrick 02:48:54 -26.1 Dark Up 32.0 233.0 Up 02:33:54 - 03:03:54 6765
Kingman/Dolan Springs 02:48:55 -25.9 Dark Up 32.3 232.9 Up 02:33:55 - 03:03:55 6748
Laughlin/Bullhead City 02:48:51 -25.5 Dark Up 32.6 232.5 Up 02:33:51 - 03:03:51 6737
Mohave Valley 02:48:53 -25.5 Dark Up 32.8 232.6 Up 02:33:53 - 03:03:53 6719
Lake Havasu City 02:48:56 -25.7 Dark Up 32.8 233.1 Up 02:33:56 - 03:03:56 6697
George/Scottsdale 02:49:08 -27.8 Dark Up 31.6 235.7 Up 02:34:08 - 03:04:08 6684
Parker 02:48:59 -25.8 Dark Up 33.0 233.3 Up 02:33:59 - 03:03:59 6673
Idyllwild 02:48:49 -23.7 Dark Up 34.9 231.3 Up 02:33:49 - 03:03:49 6605
Wildwood 02:48:40 -22.2 Dark Up 35.9 229.3 Up 02:33:40 - 03:03:40 6595
Calipatria 02:48:56 -24.7 Dark Up 34.5 232.7 Up 02:33:56 - 03:03:56 6583
Yuma 02:49:02 -25.5 Dark Up 34.1 233.8 Up 02:34:02 - 03:04:02 6568

Azimuth is measured in degrees eastward from north. North is at an azimuth of 0, due East is at an azimuth of 90 degrees, due South is 180, and due West is 270.

Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.

Star training set for 307261, (2022/10/30 02:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 40.15  28
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 20.04   4
Eta Sct        18:57:03.8 -05:50:48  4.8  0.60  22
PPM 202291     18:54:28.0 -05:57:27  7.8  0.36  22
PPM 202309     18:55:18.4 -06:08:51  9.5  0.10  22
307261         18:55:16.9 -06:15:07 16.7        22
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/10/24 03:51:32 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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